- Born
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- Birth nameWilliam Joseph Stewart
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Bill Stewart was born on September 20, 1895 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. He died on February 18, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- [15 June 1938] Home plate umpire when Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer pitched his second consecutive no-hitter, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, winning 6-0.
- Buried at St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
- Umpired five World Series (1937, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1953) and 4 All-Star Games(1936, 1940, 1948, 1954).
- First American to become a referee in the National Hockey League (1928-1937, 1939-41).
- Head coach of the Chicago Black Hawks, 1937-1939. First American to coach a Stanley Cup winner when the Black Hawks won it in 1938.
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